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John Carmack reviews your home's user interface. (media.piefed.world)
submitted 10 months ago by to c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works
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[–] 58 points 10 months ago (8 children)

Had one of those. Eventually figured out that a prior owner had a lamppost in the yard. How did I figure that out? I found the buried romex. Not conduit. Romex.

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  • [–] 21 points 10 months ago* (6 children)

    I’m no electrician and even I know that you don’t bury Romex lmao. Good lord.

    Edit: now that I think about it, the previous homeowner of my house used to have a fountain out front that has since been decommissioned… I found the wiring for it in a box under some gravel around where the fountain was.

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  • [–] 22 points 10 months ago (5 children)

    There is direct burial cabling, so that could have been it. (Not Romex branded, but same thing)

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  • [–] 12 points 10 months ago (3 children)

    I don't think they want my European curiosity

    altr

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago

    It’s just grey colored 3-4 conductor cabling.

    I still like putting it in conduit so you don’t have to worry about someone hitting it with a shovel.

    You see it under porches and decks with power outlets a lot too.

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